Psalm 125:1, “Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.”
Charles Stanley said he read Psalms 125 – 128 and 133 every day. These Psalms talk about putting one’s trust in the Lord because He has His sovereign plan (Ps. 125:1). These Psalms speak about the eventual end of our burdens and the blessings from following God.
When burdened by sorrow, know that grief will end, as it says, “Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.” Ps. 126:5-6. It is hard to have patience during times of suffering, but praising God despite the circumstances will lift one’s heart’s emotions and give the brain a boost. It is said that prayer changes the cingulate cortex part of the brain. This part of the brain manages feelings, emotions, and emphatic thinking. It is said to help decrease blood pressure and heart rate, as well as depression and anxiety. I could use more brain growth! How about you? Prayer will open doors of opportunity we never realized before besides receiving the health benefit of peace and rest by trusting solely on the Lord.
Psalm 127 states that life without God is senseless. Without God as one’s foundation, all of life’s work and establishing a home will lack the spiritual bond God brings to those relationships. Psalm 127:1 states, “Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted.” Hard work is essential, but maintaining a healthy balance and trusting in God to provide the necessary results is also needed.
Psalm 128 has been called the marriage prayer. The word joyful is used two times in this Psalm, attributing it to following God’s ways by one’s obedience. It ends with verse 6, “May you live to enjoy your grandchildren. May Israel have peace!” David Guzik’s commentary in the Blue Letter Bible states, “The psalm ends with this happy and confident declaration. The psalmist understood that if the people of Israel did fear the Lord, this blessing of shalom would be evident in their community, in their family, and in the kingdom as a whole.”
Psalm 133’s theme is about harmony in relationships. We are all marred sinners who have received salvation through Jesus Christ, saved by grace. David sang about harmony, being wonderful, pleasant, precious, and refreshing. We will have conflicts with each other but keeping the goal to serve Christ in humility and love for each other needs to be our intention, as it will reflect our relationship with the Lord and put Him first in our lives, as verse 3 declares, “Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from mount hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion. And there the LORD has pronounced his blessing, even life everlasting.”
There will be an ending to your times of grief and burdens. So, how does one move from hectic to heavenly? By spending time in prayer, having the mind of Christ (Philippians 4:6-7), and reading and obeying His Word. Then, receiving the health benefits of having one’s brain rewired by prayer is a remarkable finding for me, as reported by a study by radiologist Andrew Newberg. May your prayer be today that of Psalm 125:1, “Those (put your name there) who trust in the LORD are as secure as mount Zion; they (put your name there) will not be defeated but will endure forever.”
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